DESCRIPTIONThe Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) has a requirement for a summative evaluation of the Nutrition International (NI) programming. The evaluation is aimed to:1. Inform necessary improvements to NI’s programs’ work plans, design, and delivery;2. Inform improvements on key aspects of NI’s relationship with its donors and stakeholders;3. Inform country government decision-making and programming in the areas supported by NI;4 .Inform DFATD future programming and decision making;5. Inform NI’s stakeholders about the contribution of NI’s core activities to results and to NI’s new activities – as they have transitioned to a new configuration with a broadened mandate and scope of work – to results.The purpose of this notice is to invite formal costed proposals from eligible Consultants. Based on proposals received, one Consultant will be invited to negotiate a contract with DFATD for the provision of services. DFATD reserves the right to reject any or all proposals received. The amount allocated to this contract will not exceed $300,000 Canadian dollars excluding applicable taxes. The anticipated contract duration is 1 year.WORKING LANGUAGE OF THE PROJECTThe working language for this project is English.DESCRIPTION OF SERVICESThe Consultant will be responsible to:Assess and examine the relevance of NI program design and examine how it has responded to the needs and priorities of the targeted beneficiaries and also adapted to a changing nutritional landscape;Assess and examine the contribution of activities in combination with implementation research activities to the improvement of sustained delivery and utilization of nutrition interventions in-country;Assess NI’s contribution to impact ;Assess and examine the extent to which and how NI contributed to influence improved policies, programs, and resources for nutrition scale-up at national and global levels;Assess and examine the extent to which and how NI engaged, worked, coordinated, and collaborated with partners and stakeholders; assess how these interactions contributed to or hindered results, national ownership, synergies, complementarities; and assess how these interactions adapted to change (e.g. nutritional landscape and stakeholders/partners needs/priorities) and contributed to results;Assess and examine the extent to which and how NI’s organizational structure, planning and programme delivery contributed to results (outputs and outcomes);Assess and examine the extent to which and how NI’s activities considered and contributed to gender equality results; andIdentify gap areas in programming, and provide findings, conclusions, lessons, and recommendations to strengthen NI programming, coordination and collaboration in countries where NI works, as well as inform future project design and implementation.CONSULTANT PROFILETo meet the requirements of the assignment, DFATD is seeking to retain the services of a Consultant with a set of demonstrated and verifiable capabilities. DFATD is seeking a Consultant with expertise in projects evaluation in the sector of nutrition and in gender equality.INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERSProposals should be presented following the instructions provided in the Request for Proposals document to be obtained through the GETS on the Internet (https://buyandsell.gc.ca ). Please note, DFATD does not send out Request for Proposals directly to interested Bidders.In order to be considered, proposals must be completed and received no later than 14:00 hrs, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), on closing date, at the following address: U••••••@••••••••.••.••.PROPOSALS SUBMITTED VIA FACSIMILE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.INQUIRIESQuestions relating to this notice must be directed BY EMAIL to the Point of Contact indicated in the Request for Proposal document.
